Stories
Southdown Stories
Personal journeys from the people we support and our colleagues.
1 June 2026
“There is a career here if you want one”
You don’t have to have it all mapped out to take your next step. Leanne’s story shows how the right support and opportunities at Southdown can help your career progression.
2 May 2026
Sharing my story has been incredibly therapeutic
For Time To Talk Day 2026, photographer Paul Misso, shares how creativity can be a way of communicating our feelings.
6 April 2026
“This work has given me an inner strength.”
For Mark, staying at Southdown is about shared values, real relationships, and the belief that everyone deserves to live with dignity, choice, and opportunity.
6 April 2026
I have somewhere I can close the door and call home.
A long-standing Southdown tenant shares their journey from homelessness and unstable housing to finding a safe place to call home, and how stability, dignity and the right support have made....
6 April 2026
“Our support gives people a road map to live independent, meaningful lives”
An Employment Specialist at Southdown reflects on helping people with mental health conditions take steps towards independence through meaningful employment and wraparound support.
6 April 2026
“The best thing about my job is supporting clients to create positive change”
Rob, Team Manager for Southdown’s Assertive Outreach and Move On Team in East Sussex, shares how his team supports people sleeping rough to take steps towards positive change. His story....
6 April 2026
Celebrating Simon’s journey into employment
Meet Simon – a client at one of our Learning Disability support services – and join him at work at his local snooker club!
6 April 2026
“Building genuine connections is at the heart of what we do”
In this story, Anita Beverton, Head of Learning Disability services, shares what drives her passion for people to be listened to and to be at the centre of their own....
6 April 2026
“Living life his way – Martyn, our client, shares what independence means to him”
Martyn, a resident at one of the Southdown’s supported living service, shares his love for travel, his role in supporting staff, and what independence means to him.
6 April 2026
“Being understood at work is having a positive impact…”
One of our Service Managers, who is neurodiverse, describes her journey of applying for Access to Work support.
6 April 2026
“I don’t know who I would be if I wasn’t autistic.”
Eden, a peer tutor at the Brighton & Hove Recovery College shares how embracing her neurodiversity has shaped her journey and why representation and understanding matter.